[beltfed308]

Oh, maybe the fact that I have to wear a seat belt and my kid has to wear a bike helmet when she rides to the park. Oh well.

You forgot the DUI check points and the little old ladies being searched at the airports as well.

I remember when you could paint your house without a "permit".

[NeonKnight]

I remember when you could paint your house without a "permit".

I still can paint my house without a permit. That would be a local/city code or ordinance. You should have a great deal more influence in your local government, and if you can't get them to change, you can always move somewhere that folks think more like you. That is one of the beautiful things about a Republic.

While I do agree that the Feds have been aquiring more power in the last few decades, this particular item does not disturb me. I have always assumed my electronic communications were being monitored, and transmit accordingly.

[muawiyah]

I can paint my house without a permit, and we can do electrical work without permits as well.

Actually, those freedoms have been expanded.

What you may be referring to is painting your house with lead paint.